Elon Musk has secured additional funding to acquire Twitter, filings say

Elon Musk has secured additional funding to purchase Twitter, according to financial filings made public on Wednesday, moving the billionaire closer to completing the high-profile deal.

The Tesla CEO said in the regulatory filings he has increased his personal funding of the purchase from $27.3bn to $33.5bn and secured an additional $6.25bn in equity financing, reducing the amount of debt the entrepreneur would take on in the $44bn purchase.

The world’s richest man is also in talks with shareholders, including former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, for additional financing commitments to fund the...